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Extensively modified and improved for 2009, the stunning Pyrenees route now starts and finishes in the Basque market town of Saint Palais. The first day takes you west towards the coast before looping back to your hotel. The second day sees you ride further into the mountains to night-stop in a typical village on the Spanish border. The final day heads north-west before returning you to your original starting point. Although the distances aren't huge, the stunning scenery, some breathtaking climbs and descents and the technical nature of the terrain makes for full days and an unforgettable ride. Less experienced riders will be pleased to know that there are 'easy options' around all the big climbs! Some participants still drive down from the channel ports, or take the boat from Portsmouth to Bilbao, but most now take advantage of our 'fly & ride' option, taking a low cost flight to Biarritz while their bikes are delivered direct to the starting point.

 Selection of photos from previous tours

 May  07 

You have to go down there to get to lunch

off we go...

and then a little climb afterwards just to help the digestion! 

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June 06 - photos courtesy of Ian Vessey 

Julian Bishop attacks a climb just after lunch on day 1 - and regrets his second portion of duck!

Now that's what we call single track!

Yet another stretch of single track with a great view.

Julian Bishop trying to work out if Evans really means 'all the way to the top'.

We would like to apologies for posting a photo with absolutely no motorcycles in it.

May 05 - photos courtesy of TBM

For once everybody paid attention to the briefing. Probably hoping to find a way around the big climbs - no chance!

The scenery changed all the time. We never saw this rock field type going again for the rest of the trip. 

There were however plenty of single track rocky descents and climbs. This one went on for 2 kilometres to the bottom of the valley. 

Evans checks where he is on the road book while everybody else predends not to be lost 

Can't see a bike in this photo either.  

 Or this one come to that....